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TRIPOLI torpedo cruiser (1886)
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Tripoli 1886
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripoli | R. Cantiere di Castellamare di Stabia | 10.6.1885 | 25.8.1886 | 1.12.1886 | minelayer 1910, discarded 3.1923 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 835 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 952 |
| Length, m | 70.0 pp 73.4 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.88 |
| Draught, m | 3.65 |
| No of shafts | 3 |
| Machinery | 3 DE, 6 locomotive boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2500 |
| Max speed, kts | 17.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 130 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1000(10) |
| Armour, mm | steel; deck: 40 |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 120/32 B(c.o.), 6 x 1 - 57/43 N, 2 x 1 - 37/20 H corto, 3 x 5 - 37/20 H, 5 - 350 TT (1 bow, 4 beam) |
| Complement | 105 - 111 |
Standard scale images
Tripoli 1886
Graphics
Tripoli 1886
Tripoli 1910s
Project history
Experimental steel-hulled ship, first real Italian torpedo cruiser, first Italian warship with 3 shafts. Designed by B. Brin.
Ship protection
There was 40mm armored deck with slopes.
Modernizations
1904: - 1 x 1 - 120/32, 6 x 1 - 57/43, 2 x 1 - 37/20, 3 x 5 - 37/20, 2 - 350 TT; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 A, 6 x 1 - 57/40 H, 1 x 1 - 47/40 H
1910: - 2 x 1 - 57/40, 1 x 1 - 47/40, 3 - 350 TT; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 A, 64 mines
Naval service
Tripoli was officially classed as minelayer on 1.7.1921.
